The Fingerprints of Black Holes - Shadows and their Degeneracies

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Hauptverfasser: Mars, Marc, Paganini, Claudio F., Oancea, Marius A.
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author Mars, Marc
Paganini, Claudio F.
Oancea, Marius A.
author_facet Mars, Marc
Paganini, Claudio F.
Oancea, Marius A.
contents We show that, away from the axis of symmetry, no continuous degeneration exists between the shadows of observers at any point in the exterior region of any Kerr-Newman black hole spacetime of unit mass. Therefore, except possibly for discrete changes, an observer can, by measuring the black holes shadow, determine the angular momentum and the charge of the black hole under observation, as well as the observer's radial position and angle of elevation above the equatorial plane. Furthermore, his/her relative velocity compared to a standard observer can also be measured. On the other hand, the black hole shadow does not allow for a full parameter resolution in the case of a Kerr-Newman-Taub-NUT black hole, as a continuous degeneration relating specific angular momentum, electric charge, NUT charge and elevation angle exists in this case.
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spellingShingle The Fingerprints of Black Holes - Shadows and their Degeneracies
Mars, Marc
Paganini, Claudio F.
Oancea, Marius A.
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Mathematical Physics
We show that, away from the axis of symmetry, no continuous degeneration exists between the shadows of observers at any point in the exterior region of any Kerr-Newman black hole spacetime of unit mass. Therefore, except possibly for discrete changes, an observer can, by measuring the black holes shadow, determine the angular momentum and the charge of the black hole under observation, as well as the observer's radial position and angle of elevation above the equatorial plane. Furthermore, his/her relative velocity compared to a standard observer can also be measured. On the other hand, the black hole shadow does not allow for a full parameter resolution in the case of a Kerr-Newman-Taub-NUT black hole, as a continuous degeneration relating specific angular momentum, electric charge, NUT charge and elevation angle exists in this case.
title The Fingerprints of Black Holes - Shadows and their Degeneracies
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.02402